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[Discussion] Pro Wrestling 2023 - A year in review! What was your favourite...everything?
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With only a few weeks left in the year (and we can all expect some of us may not be around as much during that time), now seems as good a time as any to reflect on the year and all that we've seen so far!
So with that said:
Matches, wrestlers, companies, what really stood out for you during 2023? What was your highest of highs, and lowest of lows. Did any wrestler go above and beyond your expectations? Did any big match you were waiting for end up being a huge let down? What company's booking did you like and hate the most during the year? Let us know what you think of how everything has gone down below!
Guess I'll go by company for grins:
AEW: I still love em, they're still the primary promotion I watch, but there's still a lot of people who need more tv time who aren't getting it. The women's division is showing the odd small signs of it heading towards improvement but I have little faith of TK booking more women's matches. Loving seeing the changes with Julia & Skye, hate how Wardlow just TKO's people via powerbomb still. As another birdie mentioned, All In was fucking nuts.
WWE: I may not watch much, but the quality has def improved over time. Love seeing Judgment Day stuff, over anything related to Roman (when he appears). Waiting to see Bailey get killed by Asuka cause that's gonna be a meme!
Impact/TNA: I've been on and off with them over the years, but things this last year have been better and better and I'm really looking forward to TNA.
ROH: I need this to be on TV. I know the show is at least part developmental right now, but they're still booking some great damn matches that should be seen by more people without the paywall. Athena has been doing fantastic, same with Billy (and Lexy as a minion too has been great). Yeah it's AEW Jr. but I do like AEW so I can't be too mad. I do however in 2024 wanna see more roster separation. There's already some, and I don't mind some crossover between AEW and ROH, but the roster has (in my own views) only like 6-10 people who I would consider "ROH people" based on how often they're on the shows compared to being on AEW.
Stardom: I hope the new schedule that comes is gonna be a lot better on the women. Too many injuries (and mismanagement) have fucked Stardom a bit. All of the women still manage to put on amazing shows. Queen's Quest vs Oedo Tai at Stardom Sunshine in June (the cage match) is still one of my fav matches of the year.